Gold Glam Halloween Pumpkin

It is officially September which means I can post all of the Halloween tutorials I want and not feel one bit guilty! Pumpkin everything is happening here and I must share I have been in full Halloween crafting mode for the past few weeks. Last week I was at Walmart when I came across a center bin full of craft pumpkins. I couldn’t resist the temptation so I snagged one and put it in my cart. I knew exactly what I was going to make with it.

A few weeks ago I ran into Hobby Lobby for some fabric and I had to stalk through the isles of fall and winter decorations. I saw the prettiest pumpkin but when I looked at the price it was $40! It was a cream colored pumpkin with gold stripes and black writing that said ‘Happy Harvest.’ Even with a 40% off coupon I thought the price was too high (yes, I am cheap and I know it). I look at things and think I can make that for way less all the time and that was one of those moments. Then when I saw the white pumpkin in Walmart the light bulb went off and I knew it was meant to be.

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When I brought home the pumpkin it looked like this… an ugly colored stem and all white. Nothing a little glitter and vinyl couldn’t change.

Step 1: I started by cutting out the vinyl using my Silhouette. I cut 1.75 inch circles from the metallic gold vinyl and ‘happy halloween’ from the black glitter vinyl. (I used Berrylicious font).

Step 2: I painted the stem with Mod Podge and then dusted it with black glitter. This instantly changed the entire look of the pumpkin!!

Step 3: Adhere the gold circles to the pumpkin. I slowly applied the circles rubbing the vinyl into any lines of the pumpkin as I went to keep the circles smooth.

Step 4: After I liked the way the polka dots were placed around the pumpkin I used vinyl transfer tape to stick the black glitter vinyl to the middle of the pumpkin.

When we moved last year and had to put our belongings into storage I was forced to purge a bunch of our holiday items. Halloween is my husband’s MOST favorite holiday so we were both sad we didn’t have a place to decorate last year. I am making lots of Halloween decorations to take the place of the ones we had to get rid of and I’m off and running with a glitzy and glam theme! All of the gold and glitter have me swooning. The price tag on my pumpkin was close to $14 including the black glitter I bought on clearance at Michael’s!

About Kelsey

Kelsey is a wife and mom of four living in Central Florida. She shares recipes, crafts, DIY tutorials and so much more. Her passion is creating with her Silhouette and Cricut machines and sharing free cut files.